http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:03:47 -0700 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:14:20 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Changing-the-dates-for-Jacksonvilles-Elections?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner Several, seemingly innocuous pieces of legislation are making their way through Jacksonville City Council committees that could change the way we elect local officials. After every awkward, off year election cycle in Jacksonville there are discu... Analyzing the Parties Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:14:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Changing-the-dates-for-Jacksonvilles-Elections?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Jacksonvilles-race-for-mayor-begins?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner The race is on. The first Tuesday in March 2011, the voters of Jacksonville, Duval County will go to the polls and most likely choose their next Mayor.They likely won’t choose a democrat. They likely won’t choose an independent. They... Analyzing the Parties Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:58:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Jacksonvilles-race-for-mayor-begins?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Jacksonville-Jaguars-may-give-Orlando-a-part-time-team?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner While it seemed like a great idea at the time, it’s clear that it was a lousy idea now. Besides Jacksonville, simply can’t afford it.The “it” is the Jacksonville Jaguars Franchise. When I say Franchise, I’m talking about... Taxing and Spending Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:05:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Jacksonville-Jaguars-may-give-Orlando-a-part-time-team?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m10d2-A-Dream-that-simply-cost-too-much?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner It would seem to be a rather small and insignificant story to someone reading about it from outside or new to Jacksonville, Florida. But behind every small story, there is a larger history.So it is with the Lenape Bar once located at the corner of As... Taxing and Spending Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:53:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m10d2-A-Dream-that-simply-cost-too-much?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Jacksonville-City-Council-should-take-the-Mayors-budget?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner While it was a grand exercise in city council prerogative, it was also a wasted effort. Nearly two thirds of the members of the Jacksonville city council have never dealt with a budget the size of that for the city of Jacksonville and the county of D... Taxing and Spending Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:11:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Jacksonville-City-Council-should-take-the-Mayors-budget?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Thrashers-return-to-Tallahassee-means-return-to-the-same-old-song?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner John Thrasher has won again. Good for the voters in his district. Not so good for the state of Florida.While the race to replace former State Senator Jim King was a race between who could “out conservative” the other. It further widens th... State Government and You Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:27:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Thrashers-return-to-Tallahassee-means-return-to-the-same-old-song?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Jacksonville-city-council-set-to-raise-taxes?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner  At first, when Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton came out with the budget he would present to the City Council, I was skeptical of his call for a tax increase. After all, here is a rather young republican mayor of a metropolitan city with strong c... Taxing and Spending Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:21:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Jacksonville-city-council-set-to-raise-taxes?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Obamas-Healthcare-reform-will-come-to-Jacksonville?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner President Barak Obama from Inauguration Invitation 1/20/2009 You would think that there would be more public discussion in Jacksonville Florida on President Barak Obama’s Health Insurance reform attempt. I say attempt because, President Ob... Taxing and Spending Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:27:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Obamas-Healthcare-reform-will-come-to-Jacksonville?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Jacksonville-City-gets-ready-to-tax-or-not?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner The Jacksonville City Council has spoken. But not the last word. Mayor John Peyton has spoken once again, but he does not have the last word-yet.The words being spoken, of course, are taxes or no taxes. In a republican dominated state and city govern... Taxing and Spending Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:47:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Jacksonville-City-gets-ready-to-tax-or-not?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d17-William-Raines-highNew-school-old-flavor?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner In the vast educational landscape where students are a means to an end for teachers and administrators to advance their careers, George Maxey is a breath of fresh air.It has fallen to Maxey, a 40-something high school principal, to turn around a scho... Urban Education Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:28:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d17-William-Raines-highNew-school-old-flavor?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Protests-for-Kiko-continue?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner Taking their concerns to the steps of the Police building in downtown Jacksonville, protestors led by the New Black Panther Party of Jacksonville, continue to push for action on the killing of Kiko Battles.Shot by police officers two weeks ago in a n... Criminal Justice Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:02:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Protests-for-Kiko-continue?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Fix-it-now-The-Peyton-roadshow-begins?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner One day after presenting his budget to the Jacksonville City Council, Mayor John Peyton began his road show entitled “Fix it now!” Before a mostly African-American crowd, Peyton told them it was not his intent to cut any items such as the... Taxing and Spending Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:26:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Fix-it-now-The-Peyton-roadshow-begins?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Peyton--My-plan-to-fix-it-now?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner Mayor John Peyton formally presented his 2010 Budget for the City of Jacksonville Monday morning. Taking dead aim at his critics, Peyton told council members “ if you intend to vote no, the community needs to know your plan.”Even after pr... Taxing and Spending Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:09:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Peyton--My-plan-to-fix-it-now?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Jacksonville-Police-Union-threatens-Mayor?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner Jacksonville’s only police union, the Fraternal Order of Police, is threatening the Mayor of Jacksonville John Peyton. In a letter to his members last week, union President Nelson Cuba suggested that should the Mayor freeze salaries and reign i... To Protect and Defend Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:07:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Jacksonville-Police-Union-threatens-Mayor?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Jacksonville-Mayor-may-lower-his-tax-increase?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner Falling property values and a need to soften the blow of a tax increase has caused Mayor John Peyton to lower his request. According to a report released by Duval County Property Appraiser Mike Hogan, property values dropped by 6 percent the past yea... Taxing and Spending Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:43:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Jacksonville-Mayor-may-lower-his-tax-increase?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Jacksonville-School-Board-votes-a-tax-increase?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner Facing a multi million dollar hole in their classroom budget for coming year, the Duval County School Board voted to increase property taxes for one year. Property owners will be hit with an additional $9 in taxes starting in October.By a 5-2 vo... Taxing and Spending Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:37:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Jacksonville-School-Board-votes-a-tax-increase?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Jacksonville-police-shooting-investigated-by-Black-Panther-Party?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner They stood at the corner of 18th and Laura streets, 2 miles from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The mother, the sister, the half sister,the children of Kiko Battles.The occasion was the release of a two week investigation by “The Conc... Criminal Justice Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:42:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Jacksonville-police-shooting-investigated-by-Black-Panther-Party?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Raines--Ribault-decisions-need-to-be-made?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner As shameful as it looks, the larger shame is that Duval County School Board members, the principal and parents of William M. Raines, Jean Ribault and Andrew Jackson high schools have allowed these schools to fail.Sure you can put a good face on it an... Urban Education Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:03:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Raines--Ribault-decisions-need-to-be-made?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Jacksonville-republican-proposes-to-raise-taxes?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner Well it has finally happened. Mayor John Peyton is proposing a tax increase. Not just any tax increase mind you, but a property tax increase.For the last several weeks following the release of the Jacksonville Community Council Inc (JCCI) report on c... Taxing and Spending Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:14:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Jacksonville-republican-proposes-to-raise-taxes?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Peyton-says-raises-taxes-or-cut-services?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner In his strongest  statement to date about Jacksonville’s need to raise $14 million in taxes, Mayor John Peyton said” I am not going to preside over a city dismantling itself,…it will not be my fault, it will be the (city)counc... Taxing and Spending Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:31:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11777-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Peyton-says-raises-taxes-or-cut-services?cid=exrss-Jacksonville-City-Hall-Examiner